Gosselin: Cowboys' Felix Jones can be valuable contributor

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Rick Gosselin, sports columnist for The Dallas Morning News and SportsDayDFW.com and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, answered your questions about the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks and Stars in a live chat Monday. Some excerpts:

Am I the only one not willing to give up on Felix being a useful part of the offense?

Rick Gosselin: His value to this team is as a kickoff returner. Murray is a three-down back, and the Cowboys are a better team with every down he plays. If Jones can return 3-4 kickoffs for touchdowns, he will have earned his money in 2012. As violent a runner as Murray is, he is going to be susceptible to injury and there will be 2-3 games this season that Jones will have to start. Until then, he needs to make his contribution and impact on kickoffs.

How can Tony Romo have the best-ever career 4th quarter rating and be called a choker?

Rick Gosselin: It's the late meltdowns on the biggest stage -- the dropped snap in the Seattle playoff game, the interception in the Giants playoff game when the Cowboys were the top seed ... What Romo needs to do is make plays that win playoff games and his image changes dramatically.

Did any of the results of yesterday's NFL games alter your opinions about any of the teams' prospects for this season?

Rick Gosselin: I think the Redskins all of a sudden are a factor and the NFC East may again be the best division in the NFL. The Cowboys victory also was huge. Denver winning at Pittsburgh also is right up there.